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77th Pennsylvania Veteran Infantry Regiment Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  M. J. Power Bronze Founder, contractor. Title:  77th Pennsylvania Veteran Infantry Regiment Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1894. Medium:  Marker: granite; Relief plaque: bronze. Inscription:  (Upper front of marker, raised and polished lettering:) PENNSYLVANIA/77TH REGIMENT/VETERAN INFANTRY/2nd BRIG. 2nd DIV. 30TH ARMY CORPS/ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND Description:  A bronze bas-relief plaque depicting a Civil War battle scene with soldiers against a wooded background, placed on a granite marker. The marker is topped with the Corps' badge, which is a large star with an acorn. The lower section of the marker is rough-edged, and is mounted upon a rough-cut, two-block base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Figure group State of Being -- Evil -- War Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Emblem -- Military Insignia Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Ft. Oglethorpe Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, P. O. Box 2128, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742 Located Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Brock Field, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia Remarks:  The monument commemorates the involvement of Pennsylvania's 77th Regiment Veteran Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 30th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland at the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War. It was placed by the State of Pennsylvania and veterans and marks the position held by the regiment during the battle. The cost was $1,500. IAS files contain excerpt from Jack Kerr's "Monuments and Markers of the 29 States Engaged at Chickamauga and Chattanooga," Collegedale, TN: The College Press, n.d.; and a copy of Georgia Historic Resources 1988 form, Historic Preservation Section, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The monument is on the National Park Service List of Classified Structures, No. 03140. IAS files contain a copy of the LCS report form. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, GA7428, 1989. Illustration:  Kerr, Jack, "Monuments and Markers of the 29 States Engaged at Chickamauga and Chattanooga," Collegedale, TN: The College Press, n.d. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS GA000689   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000689 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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